Head Stand Collection

Father William's miraculous feat of balancing on his head defies gravity in an engraving from 'Elephantine Performances,' published around 1854

Head Stand Collection: Father William / Headstand

Father William / Headstand
FATHER WILLIAM Does a headstand

Head Stand Collection: Algernon and Toby at their tricks (engraving)

Algernon and Toby at their tricks (engraving)
7192781 Algernon and Toby at their tricks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Algernon and Toby at their tricks)

Head Stand Collection: Elephantine Performances, pub. c. 1854 (hand coloured etching)

Elephantine Performances, pub. c. 1854 (hand coloured etching)
2493170 Elephantine Performances, pub. c.1854 (hand coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Elephantine Performances, pub. C. 1854 (hand coloured etching)

Head Stand Collection: Childrens Games (Kinderspiele), 1560 (oil on panel)

Childrens Games (Kinderspiele), 1560 (oil on panel)
XIR68945 Childrens Games (Kinderspiele), 1560 (oil on panel) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 118x161 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish, out of copyright

Head Stand Collection: A Head Stand On Horseback

A Head Stand On Horseback
Los Angeles, California: c. 1955. A woman stunt rider does a head stand off the side of her galloping horse

Head Stand Collection: CHILDREN: TYPES. The Brat. Wood engraving, American, 1876, after David Hunter Strother

CHILDREN: TYPES. The Brat. Wood engraving, American, 1876, after David Hunter Strother (known as Porte Crayon)

Indian Penitents
What may look like headstands is really a position of penitence. These Indian girls are copying the position of the holy ascetics (Saddhus), who sit like this for hours. Date: 1930s

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Father William's miraculous feat of balancing on his head defies gravity in an engraving from 'Elephantine Performances,' published around 1854. Algernon and Toby, mischievous jesters, attempt to mimic the trick in another image from the same collection. Centuries before, children played at balancing on their heads in the oil painting 'Children's Games (Kinderspiele)' from 1560. The daredevilry continues with Karl Wallenda's death-defying headstand 100ft above the ground on a tightrope near Tower Bridge. A more modern take on the headstand can be seen in a yoga class at Ojo Caliente, New Mexico. Even the penitents of India have been known to perform such feats of balance in wood engravings from the late 19th century.